Regulatory Approval & Compliance
AutoDVT is currently not FDA/CE marked for clinical use. Please contact ThinkSono using the information below.
AutoDVT
AI-Guidance for DVT exams
AutoDVT enables any healthcare professional to perform Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) scans at the point of care. It uses artificial intelligence to guide the user through the current gold-standard procedure, a full-leg ultrasound examination.
Note: Not FDA/CE approved. Currently in clinical trials. See ADVENT study information here.
What is DVT
Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) is a blood clot within the deep veins of the leg. This can be potentially fatal if parts of the clot breaks off, travels through the body and becomes lodged in the lungs – this is called a pulmonary embolism (PE).
The Problem
While DVT and PE combined are the number one cause of preventable hospital death, the current diagnostic pathway is slow and inefficient. Patients often wait hours or days for test results.
AI Solution
AutoDVT enables any healthcare professional to collect DVT exam data for diagnosis. This can vastly improve access to care and patient outcomes. An AutoDVT exam takes between 5 and 15 minutes using only a handheld device and a mobile phone.
AutoDVT Improves the Clinical Pathway
AutoDVT significantly improves and speeds up the DVT clinical pathway.
Patient
Thinksono
Report
Total Time
15 min
PATIENT
EMERGENCY DEPT
NURSE/HCP
D DIMER BLOOD TEST
WAIT FOR APPOINTMENT
US SPECIALIST
REPORT
Total Time
6 -24 hrs
How It Works
Scan
Conduct a gold-standard DVT exam with live AI-guidance. Intuitively identify the correct anatomy and probe positioning, allowing fast and accurate data collection without direct oversight.
Upload
Upload the collected exam data to the Cloud Dashboard for rapid interpretation by a qualified medical professional. Securely transfer data from to 3rd party systems such as PACS and EMR to facilitate documentation and billing compliance.
Report
Physicians and supervisors can quickly evaluate training exams and real clinical studies via automated templates and digital communication features. Spend less time on documentation, and more time caring for patients.
Use Cases
ThinkSono in Action
Ultrasound is the least invasive and most portable imaging modality in medicine. Although it is a life saving tool, access is extremely limited, negatively impacting outcomes for millions of patients.
Emergency Rooms
Nurses at Oxford University Hospital are using AutoDVT to scan patients on arrival & send the captured images & clips to radiologists for immediate to potentially reduce and/or removing burden on specialist sonographers.
Note this is only used in a clinical study setting and not in normal clinical use.
Community
In the UK, ThinkSono’s technology is can potentially be used as a core component of a redesigned community DVT pathway that includes rapid assessment in primary care settings.
Patients can be scanned locally by their GP without specialist equipment, removing the need to travel to a hospital and/or book multiple appointments.
Note: Currently not being used in practice. The above is highlighting potential uses in the future.
Point of Care / Bedside
In the US & Germany, ThinkSono AutoDVT is being used on medical wards to assess patients for DVT, eliminating the need to transfer complex patients to the ultrasound service.